March 24, 2025

Opinion

A glimpse into education in the digital era

by Sherry Mae S. Licudan Today’s generation is marked by the rapid advancement of technology and digital literacy. Emerging digitalization is shifting every aspect of society onto new paths, particularly ...

Breaking barriers: developing culturally sensitive learning materials

by Gelyn M. Alfonso In developing language materials, developers must take into account the intended or target audience, the cultural context included in the materials or, if not, the materials’ ...

Authentic ways to learn a language

By Amistad, Havisham Poulime C. As time passes by, there is a visible increase in the number of people who are interested in learning a new language. The most sought-after ...

Navigating offline approach

by Cleofe M. Lacay Beyond the remote control are students who are longing to pursue their studies; with these, offline classes come to the rescue, especially in the world of ...

Ministry of Sex

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas Whether or not you find the title of this piece interesting, we should learn from it. There is an identified problem of the Russians and ...

Dr. K. A. Laruan, 8TH BSU President

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Dr. Kenneth Alip Laruan, a proud Igorot, is the 8th President of the Benguet State University. He is relatively young at 50 years of age; ...

Short-cuts

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas When people reach an answer on their own, what they usually learn sticks with them for a long time. We don’t easily forget things we ...

Why is the Department of Education holding on to the 2018 NAT data?

By Estanislao C. Albano Jr. The National Achievement Test (NAT) data in the recently published 2023 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) has not been updated, merely rerunning the SY 2014-2015-SY 2016-2017 ...

Long wait for the least prioritized sector

By Anthony A. Araos Recently, I was drawn to new equipment introduced to farmers in the countryside. It was truly uplifting to see how technology is used to help farmers ...

American immigrants

Nikki Haley was a US presidential aspirant but was beaten by Trump in the convention to choose the Republican candidate. Vice President Kamala Harris became the presidential candidate of the ...

Assistance to farmers maybe in peril

The national government is doing its best to help the farmers attain higher yield and get bigger profits in the process. Specifically in rice. That’s good news. After all, the ...

Well-appreciated thoughts for Ifugao in 2025

A highly placed Ifugao official said recently “This is Ifugao in the near future.” I sat through a couple of minutes thinking of it- after pausing to recall the scenery ...

Congress should make sure DepEd returns English reading competency to Grade 1

With the long overdue stoppage of the Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) adone deal through RA No. 12027, Congress should make sure that none of its objectionable elements be retained ...

My dog named Rocky

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas The distance of our house to the city meant a lot more time had to be prioritized in going home, lest we get caught up ...

Death and the hospital

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas I am referring to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGH). My wife’s mother got hospitalized there again last week. She did not survive ...

Bright hope against agri-smuggling

By Danilo P. Padua It is a breathe of fresh air, especially for the agriculture sector. New hope and great expectation that could translate to a brighter future for farmers, ...

Appointing an IPMR pays off

By Anthony A. Araos The Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR), without a doubt a “gift” made possible by the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA) or Republic Act 8371, was designed ...

Grief

By Shawn Marc B. Carreon Reality often fades along the days that passed, Without your existence what's there to exist furthermore? Just as you've passed something inside of me went ...

Diseases and social upheavals

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas When we are sick of the really bothersome kind, we curse or cry in pain. Then we do everything to avoid suffering the same thing ...

The race is on

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD The race is on. It is not to win a gold medal in any sporting event. It is much more than that: it is to ...